Senior Spacecraft Thermal Analysis Engineer

Blue Origin LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education support program

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking an experienced Thermal Analyst to lead thermal design and analysis for the MK1 Lunar Lander. You will develop thermal models, run worst‑case scenarios, and post‑process results to guide design decisions across vehicle subsystems.

The role requires 8+ years in thermal engineering for aerospace, with hands-on experience in heats transfer, convection, conduction, and radiation. Proficiency in Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, and ANSYS Workbench is essential.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years of relevant Thermal Engineering/Analysis experience.
• Proven hands-on experience designing and analyzing thermal control systems within the space or aerospace industry.
• Senior-level understanding of heat transfer, fluid flow, and thermodynamics as applied to spacecraft thermal control systems.
• Proficiency with Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, and ANSYS Workbench, including model development, validation, correlation, and uncertainty quantification.

Responsibilities

• Collect analysis inputs from stakeholders and responsible engineers from vehicle and hardware teams.
• Develop new or modified thermal analysis models to represent vehicle configuration and behavior.
• Create analysis cases to evaluate vehicle thermal performance in worst case conditions.
• Analyze component and assembly thermal performance using a broad spectrum of analysis techniques from hand calculations to Thermal Desktop models.
• Post process analysis results to draw engineering conclusions from output data.
• Author and publish analysis reports to support engineering decision making.
• Generate and present design review content to subsystem, vehicle and business unit partners and customers.
• Mentor more junior thermal analysts.

Skills

Thermal analysis

Heat transfer

Spacecraft thermal control

MATLAB/Python scripting

Model development

Data post-processing

Communication

Mentoring

Education

B.S. in mechanical or aerospace engineering

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

Thermal Desktop

SINDA/FLUINT

ANSYS Workbench

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking an experienced Thermal Analyst to lead thermal design and analysis for the MK1 Lunar Lander. You will develop thermal models, run worst‑case scenarios, and post‑process results to guide design decisions across vehicle subsystems.

The role requires 8+ years in thermal engineering for aerospace, with hands-on experience in heats transfer, convection, conduction, and radiation. Proficiency in Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, and ANSYS Workbench is essential.